Type 2 Diabetes

Challenges and Solutions   Type 2 diabetes a huge burden on the United States health care system. As the number of people developing type 2 diabetes rise, it is projected to reach 15 per 1000 people by 2050 (Morgan,2017). Although there has been many new developments of treatment, type 2 diabetes, managing and sustaining a normal glucose levels are still challenging for most. In older adults diabetes is a disabling disease because of vascular complications, coexisting multiple comorbidities, and increased prevalence of cognitive and physical dysfunction (Morgan,2017). Rising cost in food and health care is a challenge for a lot of people who suffer from type 2 diabetes. Many Medicare Part D plans have resorted to cost-sharing, formulary restrictions, prior authorizations, step therapy, and other risk-sharing approaches(Morgan,2017). Challenges and Issues for Family Members Family members of a person with type 2 diabetes can face many issues and challenges. ...

  Psychological Concepts Type 2 Diabetes is known to cause some sort of psychological distress and negative affective disorders in patients with this illness. There are a large number of patients with type 2 diabetes that suffer from clinical depression, and those who do not meet the full criteria for a depressive disorder may still suffer from distress that can cause them to engage in poor self-care, functioning across multiple domains, and quality of life (Massey, Feig, Duque-Serrano & Huffman,2017). Depression and anxiety are consistently associated with poor glucose management. Depression is associated with: impaired glucose control functional disability end0organ complications mortality distress associated with poor treatment adherence                                             Although type 2 diabetes has negative psychological affects on patients, if a person ha...

 Introduction  https://youtu.be/GFmc3s6CQcI  (Youtube, 2012) Ron Castro was newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. He found out during a recent check up that his A1C level were elevated; he'd never had them checked before. Ron stated that he is very active at work, lift weights, and typically eats healthy, but noticed that his weight has increased some. After his diagnosis, Ron started counting his carbohydrate and calorie intake. Whenever he goes out to dinner, he would eat less bread or no bread at all. He also uses an app on his phone that allows him to check the restaurant's nutritional facts before he arrives.  He stopped lifting weights because it caused him to gain weight. Instead, he does more cardio by walking at least four days a week, and started back playing basketball with his friends. He has a wife, kids, and grandkids whom all live in the household with Ron, and he described them as his support system. They make sure he stays on track with his healthy e...

  Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes        The symptoms for type 2 diabetes can develop over the course of several years, and can be mild to the point where you may not notice them. There are a lot of people with type 2 diabetes that may not display any symptoms at all until the disease worsens. Some of the most common symptoms of type 2 diabetes are as followed: increased thirst and urination increased hunger blurred vision sores that due not heal unexplained weight loss feeling tired loosing feeling in feet (Basu, 2017) Please click on the video for a brief overview on symptoms of type 2 diabetes.  Disability Impacts Development       According to the CDC (2017)  , the number of youth from ages 10 to 19 living with type 2 diabetes is 67 per 100,000. Type 2 diabetes can effect almost every organ in a child's body including blood vessels, nerves, kidneys, and eyes. the long term complications of type 2 diabetes develops over the years; which m...

What is Type 2 Diabetes?      Type 2 Diabetes is the most common type of diabetes, and occurs when the body can not regulate and use sugar (glucose) as fuel. There is a lack of insulin (a hormone made by the pancreases) resistance caused by the pancreases failing to function properly resulting in too much sugar circulating in the blood (Chatterjee, Khunti, & Davies, 2017).  Blood sugar or blood glucose is the main source energy that comes from the food you eat. Obesity is a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. When blood sugar is consistently too high, other health complications may arise. When someone with type 2 diabetes does not manager their blood sugar levels, it could lead to: Heart Disease and stroke Kidney Disease Foot problems Eye disease Gum disease  sexual and bladder problems  (Basu,2017)                                         ...

 Autism: An Overview of Autism in Children   What is Autism?       Autism spectrum disorder is defined as a lifelong deficiency in the early stage of development that is manifested in deficiencies in social communication and interaction, limited, repetitive behavior patterns, obsessions and  interest or activities ( American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Historical and contemporary overview An American Psychiatrist by the name of Leo Kanner identified autism in 1943. The symptoms that were displayed by the children with autism during  that era were thought to be caused by lack of affection from the mother. Historically, Autism Spectrum Disorder was called childhood schizophrenia, infantile psychosis and infantile autism. During the 1980’s, there was an update to the DSMIII which lead researchers to second guess their previous hypothesis about autism. They no longer looked at autism from a psychodynamic perspective , but a biological p...